Andrea and Michael Madigan with children Aaron, four, and William, six months

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A DISTRAUGHT mother was robbed of nearly all the photographs of her six-month-old baby when two burglars stole a laptop computer from her home.

Andrea Madigan hopes the two men who carried out the burglary have a conscience and is appealing for them to return the pictures of her newborn baby, William.

The men ransacked Mrs Madigan’s home in Salmon Close, Spencers Wood, and made off with a laptop, satellite navigation system, video camera, iPod, and two mobile phones, at 4.30am on Monday, January 7.

The 39-year-old married mum-of-two, told the Post her family’s material possessions could be replaced but the pictures of William were “priceless” and she had been left with just a handful of snaps.

She said: “I want these men to know that I don’t care about any of the items they stole from my home other than the pictures.

“I’m hoping they have a conscience and I’m appealing for them to download the pictures on to disc and return them to the Evening Post.

“Everything else can be replaced but the loss of the pictures has left me devastated.

“I even sent a text to one of the stolen phones to tell them I don’t care about what they’ve stolen – I just want the pictures of my baby back.”

Mrs Madigan and her husband Michael awoke in their bedroom to the sound of keys jangling and the men leaving their home through the front door.

She peered out from an upstairs window and disturbed one of the men attempting to break into her car. However, the pair fled when they heard the commotion from Mr and Mrs Madigan’s bedroom.

One of the men was spotted seconds later by a neighbour casually walking along their road.

A Thames Valley Police officer told Mrs Madigan the men broke in using a metal rod bent into an ‘S’ shape which was pushed through the letter box and used as a leaver to open the locked door.

One of the men is described as white, and aged between 16 and 20 years old.

His accomplice is described as black, around 6ft tall, dressed all in black with a hooded top and bright white trainers that were “practically brand new”. He is also described as being around 16 to 20 years old.

If you have any information call Reading police station on 08458 505 505 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

If you are in possession of the pictures send the disc to Mark Coleman, Reading Evening Post, 8 Tessa Road, Reading, RG1 8NS.